Use screws on your horizontal members.

If it is damage caused by tenant (unlikely for good tenants) then possibly legit    If it has just got old or failed due to age, then they cannot charge the tenant  Depending on age of tub, they cannot charge to touch up paint the tub.Depending on the quality of the blinds, 10 years could be their expected lifetime   For example those 1” aluminum horizontal blinds are lucky to last 10 years    Good verticals blinds can last much longer.If they cannot produce a move-in check list or photos documenting the condition at move-in, they cannot charge for anything as how can they show it was not existing at move-in?

It will amost certainly turn horizontally and run the perimeter of the footing,   and if the home is on a slope there may be a surface or subsurface (pipe ending in a dry well of some sort) exit drain from it,   search the lowest part of the lot edge.   

I sat in on a webinar yesterday for a land development fund where the sponsors get land under contract with the intent of completing entitlements before finding a builder to acquire the property for horizontal & vertical development.

when i buy dirt and do the horizontal these deals can take 2 to 3 years 2 years to get through approvals and horizontal  12 to 18 months to build and sell.. thats a 20 to 25 lot project.

It's difficult to expand horizontally where a marketable degree of expertise can be developed in residential construction.

Over that same time horizontal most REI has returned 25%+. but I doubt you'll feel confident that equities is still going to give you 17% over next 10 years.

Executive summarysponsors overview (SREO, PFS, .. showing strong experience and liquidity)capital stack if raising money from LPs or silent partners, (summaries. who are they, are they experienced LPs, is the capital raised.. common questions)Pro Forma and all financials including soft costs, hard costs, horizontal budget, vertical, permitting/zoning requirementsbuilders and contractors resumes / verificaition of the ability to complete the projectmarket CMA showing the need and demand for the build also known as an offering memordanum (just not include the ask)that should be enoguh to get you some LOIs and looks.this is a very high level response and i do this every day so i am happy to talk more in detail, its a lot - just text or call me. cell below - good luck! 

Horizontal work, vertical work. 

One of these days he will hustle the wrong individual and he will find himself in a permanent horizontal position.